Drown in Dreams
Instant
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Target player draws X cards.
• Target player mills twice X cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2049
Drown in Dreams lets you pay X and tap two untapped creatures you control to draw X cards and each opponent mills X cards — raw card advantage and incidental mill stapled together at instant speed. Will, Scion of Peace cuts the cost further by reducing spells based on life gained, making large X-spells like this one effectively free in the right shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
Will, Scion of Peace reduces the cost of Drown in Dreams directly based on how much life you've gained, turning a six-mana draw-four into something you can cast for next to nothing mid-game while still fueling the mill clause.
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Omo, Queen of Vesuva proliferates counters aggressively, and the mill half of Drown in Dreams synergizes with any graveyard-matters or counter-stacking subtheme Omo enables — drawing cards while eroding opponents' libraries checks both boxes in one spell.
The Emperor of Palamecia
The Emperor of Palamecia rewards casting large spells and filling the hand to fuel ability activations, making Drown in Dreams a natural fit as a high-X instant that refuels your hand while advancing the mill pressure The Emperor of Palamecia wants to apply.
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Vadrik, Astral Archmage reduces the cost of instants and sorceries based on his power, and Drown in Dreams is one of the biggest beneficiaries — a pumped Vadrik can turn a double-digit X-draw into something castable on just a few lands.
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Zimone, Infinite Analyst draws cards whenever you put counters on creatures, and the tap-two-creatures cost on Drown in Dreams fits naturally into a board that's already generating and moving counters — the spell refuels the hand while those creatures do double duty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Drown in Dreams is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — the format where tapping two creatures is trivially easy, opponents' mills add up to a real win condition, and large X-spells have the mana to match. In Legacy and Vintage it has no practical presence; those formats move too fast for a tap-outlet draw spell that requires creature infrastructure to go large. Oathbreaker can theoretically support it in a life-gain or creature-heavy shell, but the smaller starting hand size and faster clocks make the investment harder to justify. Play Drown in Dreams in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Drown in Dreams isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate before purchasing. Given its near-45% inclusion rate in decks running Will, Scion of Peace and Omo, Queen of Vesuva, demand is real — pick it up when you see it at a reasonable price rather than waiting.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Will, Scion of Peace
- Omo, Queen of Vesuva
- The Emperor of Palamecia
- Vadrik, Astral Archmage
- Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.